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About Saldiha Village

Saldiha is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 175 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 134.36 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 175
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saldiha compares

By the 2011 count Saldiha is the 154th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 134.36 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Saldiha

Saldiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saldiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saldiha from other places

Saldiha lies about 49 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saldiha
Nearest railway station Chhatna 22 km
Nearest town Bānkura 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 49 km

Villages closest to Saldiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldiha village had a population of 330. That makes it the 154th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Saldiha village has 175 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldiha has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Saldiha is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldiha covers 134.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saldiha falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saldiha is Chhatna, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saldiha.

Saldiha is about 49 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldiha is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Chhatna is about 22 km away. Bānkura is about 27 km away. Kashipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaka (24 km), Chakalta (24 km) and Lakshipur (33 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saldiha today is likely to be higher.

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